The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-06-16
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has grown, from wha. vas called ''Shanty
town" into tract Of surpAssIag apartment
houses. II has grown as Gallagher ha'
grown, from Castle Garden frescoer IL
whi,ewash TO politician whose barge bal
gathered golden sands by the banks Of ID,
amber river OF rum. II has grown as Mrs
Gallagher has grown, from a thin woman
10 nine dollar Paisley shawl OF Sunday
TO stout woman 10 "salehide" sack aud
SOLITARY sbtones 10 her ears Gallagher
in fact is nov drum major. socially
speaking. while Mrs Gallagher is a full
brass band.
The only thorn in Mrs. Gsllaehers am /
pie side has been the q. Washington Mill
lards. The a. Washington Millards live
opposite. They are not people Of colCr,
because black Is not color and they are
black. When Gallagher. like young Mi
chsel Angelo, was mixing Pigments for
the walls he was destined to later own 10
fee simple, @. W. Millard was sleeping
car porter on the Central Their fortunes
grew together aud they became rivals
socially. They were neck and neck in the
matter OF bay windows, and when Miilard
mounted the cupalo Gallaher angrily saw
him and went one better with the tower.
This won the game, as the cupola bad
been set in the center OF the Millard roof
and there was no room for the tower I'M
less built on platform with supports.
The rivalry Of display bas been intense
ly bitter between the wives. Consequent
ly when Gallagher came home last Tues
day Aight and saw the frown on the face
OF his better half he knew something had
hsppened The dinner passed of in ST.
lence. When Gallagher had taken post
prandisl plunge into the fish bowl and
was wiping bis mouth on a napkin, which
was a deafening monogram in green emer
aid crest that was lost by one Of the Irish
kings at the fight Of the Boyne water,
Mrs Gallagher said to the bonne:
'Oruriettew
"Yes, madame"
Take the children to rowl their skates
on the new cmint sidewalk. Don't be
lettin' thin tark TO any odher children, or
ye hadn't come back. Do ye noind?"
"Yes, madame And the parents were
left to themselves.
Mrs. Gallagher was silent for few mo
ments, lost in sad and bitter musings.
understanding the situation,
was apparently absorbed in the large print
of a newspaper waiting for her to speak,
After some minutes she said furtively, in
4 hoarse whisper:
"Dinnisr'
"What?"
The nag Or woman has pug dorg
Whats pug?'
"a dirty little baste wild black nose
III jAmmed in an glass eyes.
"An' what do she be dom wId pug
lorg?"
"Ladin' it up an down oil day long in
rint av the house to shpoite me.
She breathed savagely an2 her eyes
mapped with suppressed anger.
Gallagher was aroused and angry too. |
Kelly has small buldorg as IL chew .'be
lead off'n him." he said.
The lady shook her head. "It's not
'rinch t'have bull dorgs."
There was silence, and each cast about
Or counter to this body blow that the
fillards had struck, Mrs. Gallagher
poke first.
"Dinnis!'
"What?"
'Paycocks is nice.
whats psycocks?"
"lt's . big burrid wild bullseye fedders
! its tail. Ye seen 'em in the park.
Like painted turkey?"
"That same. /"
"Aha'
The next day Gallagher purchased the
nest peacock that money could buy.
The peacock arrived the next evening
0 drsy. The huge coop was taken into
lie laundry room in the basement, and the
mily gathered for private view on the
e Of the public display. When the coop
'or WAS opened he stepped out, took one,
70, aud then three suspicious steps, Gran
6 its neck and looking about. The fam.
! stared. but said nothing. Neither did
e peacock. }
"Has it song?' asked the seryant girl
esking the silence.
Faith. it's no dicky burrid, said Mrs.
allagher. contemptuously
I'VE orter feed ii, said Dennis GalIag-
e. Jr., aged H. "What does il eat. MAP q
'Oh. them things stes chaneywsre and
cks and shingle nails, said his mother,
My. She was fashionably familiar with
e gastric weaknesses OF all fashionable 8
10.
"Dennis, junior, tried il with q broken J
p, bat It had no appetite. When some
IN was pat in the cup il took three y
aims. one at time, and with delibera- b
N. II appeared To prefer Dennis. the b
unger. u
"why dou't be blow mp bis tail, maj" I
ged he. u
There Is no grab here. When it gets
the lawn yell zee il pull the string. =
Having Inspected il ill they couldn't d
4, the bird. which after discussion 10 v
ference TO the father had been called Al
bert Emmett, was locked up 10 the u
gon house In the rear Of the lot. Mrs Al
llagher uas not satisfied She decided v
call 1t Lneille, but had been physioio g
ally oyerruled. When the family re- ~
d Mx. Gsllae eher's mind vas hlled with 81
ions Of her front yard converted into 81
pical iangie in which pe2cocks, bride ~